Introduction

Taking the next steps

As international negotiators prepare for the next round of UN climate talks, Christopher Cundy reports on expectations that Bali will plot the pathway to a post-2012 deal

Climate Policy

Towards a 'Bali mandate'

Jennifer Morgan considers what a mandate for negotiations from Bali must include, if it is going to be equal to the magnitude of the policy challenge

Carbon prizes

Banking on higher cost of carbon

For all the concerns about what happens after Kyoto, the carbon market is beginning to take shape out to 2020. Mark Lewis explores how carbon prices might evolve

United States

A business path to Bali

Business is leading the charge for action in the US on climate change – with implications for the international negotiations, say Truman Semans and Andre de Fontaine

Emissions trading

Towards a global carbon market

David Hone and Adam Kirkman examine how a multitude of national and sub-national emissions reduction programmes could be sewn together

Forestry

Can the private sector play a role?

Robert O’Sullivan looks at efforts to bring avoided deforestation into a post-2012 climate agreement – and at how the private sector can engage

Europe

Is emissions trading working for Europe?

A carbon price has been established, and companies are trading. But is the EU Emissions Trading Scheme working? Andy Kerr examines the evidence

Joint implementation

What is to become of JI?

Joint Implementation is still in the shadow of the CDM. But, ask John Paul Miller and Egbert Liese, will developments in Russia and Ukraine push it into the limelight? More...